Ukubusa KukaJosiya KwaJuda
1UJosiya wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ngesikhathi eba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka engama-31 eJerusalema. Igama likanina kwakunguJedida, indodakazi ka-Adayiya waseBhozikhathi.
2Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaSimakade, wahamba ngayo yonke indlela uDavide, ukhokho wakhe, ayehambe ngayo, kachezukelanga ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo.
UJosiya Uthumela UShafani KuHilikiya
3Kwathi ngonyaka we-18 wokubusa kwenkosi uJosiya, inkosi uJosiya yathumela uShafani, indodana ka-Azaliya kaMeshulamu, umbhali, endlini kaSimakade, wathi: 4“Yenyukela kuHilikiya, umphristi omkhulu, uthi makabale imali yonke esendlini kaSimakade eqoqwe ngabalindiminyango kubantu, 5mayinikwe izisebenzi ezimiselwe ukwenza umsebenzi endlini kaSimakade; mayinikwe izisebenzi ezisendlini kaSimakade ukuze zilungise izimfa endlini kaSimakade, 6ababazi, abakhi, abakha ngamatshe, ukuze bathenge imithi namatshe abaziweyo kokulungisa indlu. 7Nokho akuyukubuzwa midanti ngokusebenzisa kwabo imali ababeyamukele, ngokuba umsebenzi wabo babewenza ngokwethembeka.”
Ukutholakala Kwencwadi Yomthetho Endlini KaSimakade
8UHilikiya, umphristi omkhulu, wathi kuShafani, umbhali: “Bheka, ngithole incwadi yomthetho endlini kaSimakade.”
UHilikiya wayinika uShafani leyo ncwadi, ukuba ayifunde. 9UShafani, umbhali, waya enkosini, wafike wayethulela umbiko othi: “Izinceku zakho ziyithululile imali eyatholakala endlini, zayinika izisebenzi ezimiselwe ukwenza umsebenzi endlini kaSimakade.”
10UShafani, umbhali, wabika enkosini, ukuthi: “UHilikiya, umphristi, unginike incwadi.”
UShafani wayeseyifunda phambi kwenkosi.
11Kwathi lapho inkosi iwezwa amazwi ayesencwadini yomthetho, yaklebhula izingubo zayo. 12Inkosi yayala uHilikiya, umphristi, u-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, u-Akhibhori, indodana kaMikhaya, uShafani, umbhali no-Asaya, inceku yenkosi, yathi kubo: 13“Hambani ningibuzele kuSimakade, mina nabantu naye wonke uJuda, maqondana namazwi ale ncwadi etholakeleyo, ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo kaSimakade esivuthelayo. Okhokho bethu abawalalelanga amazwi ale ncwadi, ukuze benze njengakho konke okulotshwe ngathi kuyo.”
Isiphrofetho SikaHulda Umphrofethikazi
14UHilikiya umphristi, u-Ahikamu, u-Akhibhori, uShafani, no-Asaya baya kuHulda umphrofethikazi, umkaShalumi, indodana kaThikiva kaHarihasi, umgcinizingubo, owayehlala eJerusalema engxenyeni yesibili, bakhuluma naye.
15Wathi kubo: “Usho kanje uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Yishoni kumuntu onithumele kimi nithi: 16usho kanje uSimakade uthi: ngiyokwehlisela okubi kule ndawo naphezu kwabakhe kuyo, njengokusho kwawo wonke amazwi encwadi eyifundile inkosi yakwaJuda, 17ngokuba bangishiyile, bashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho, bachukuluza ulaka lwami ngawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo. Intukuthelo yami iyakuyivuthela le ndawo, futhi ayiyukucinywa.’ 18Kepha enkosini yakwaJuda enithumileyo ukuba nibuze kuSimakade, niyothi kuyo: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: amazwi owezwileyo, 19ngenxa yokuba inhliziyo yakho ithambile, wazithoba phambi kukaSimakade, ngesikhathi uwezwa, lokho engakukhuluma kule ndawo nakwabakhileyo kuyo, ukuthi kuyakuba yincithakalo nesiqalekiso, wawusuklebhula izingubo zakho, wakhala phambi kwami, nami ngikuzwile, kusho uSimakade. 20Ngakho-ke ngiyokubuthela kokhokho bakho, ubuthelwe edlinzeni lakho ngokuthula, amehlo akho awayukukubona konke okubi engiyakukwehlisela phezu kwale ndawo.’ ”
Base bebuyisela enkosini lelo lizwi.
